Leadership Matters, Part 6
We continue in our series in the book of Joshua as we turn our attention to the first major battle for the Promised Land. Jericho is about to suffer under the punishment of a just God at the hands (or mouths) of the Israelites shouting and trumpets blaring. As Elvis Presley would sing, “Joshua fit the battle of Jericho and the walls came a-tumblin’ down!” This week we see Israel’s obedience in faith played out as God delivers the first of many Canaanite cities.
When we think of victory, we think of successful sporting event or a military battle fought and won, but we often miss the idea of victory when it comes to God. Jesus’ battle against Satan has been won – He’s been victorious in the ultimate fight and that’s not easy to conceptualize as human beings. Our finite attention span cannot afford the vastness of God’s all seeing, all knowing mind, but what we can understand is God’s Word. He has revealed to us the victory plan in Christ. The Bible calls us to believe that Jesus is the Son of God and that He came to live the perfect life in order to be the perfect sacrifice, die as our substitute on the cross and live again to be our victorious Savior again. The walls of sin that separate us from God have ”come a-tumblin’ down,” thanks to Jesus’ atoning work on the cross. That victory message is one that should fuel our life and our mission as a church. God called on the Israelites to not only believe but to act as they believe. These two elements (faith and action) are two of the three parts of the triumvirate that make up the Israelite victory. Come join us this Sunday at Cash Creek at 11am to find the missing piece of the equation (Hint: Study verse 2) and why this missing piece is important.
